Expandable Pocket Divider With Elongated Binding Holes
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional pocket dividers often have limited storage capacity due to their fixed shape and configuration, especially when bound into a notebook, restricting their ability to accommodate varying volumes of items.
Innovation Solution
The design incorporates elongated binding holes in the pocket panels that allow for expansion, enabling the pocket divider to increase its storage capacity by allowing the pocket panels to move laterally and accommodate thicker contents without compromising structural integrity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of stationary object
If the pocket divider is bound on one or more sides or bound into a component such as a notebook, then the structural integrity is maintained, but the storage capacity is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The pocket panel incorporates an elongated binding hole instead of a fixed circular hole, allowing the panel to dynamically adjust its position along the binding mechanism. This dynamic feature enables the pocket to expand and contract based on storage needs while maintaining structural integrity through the binding holes in the major panel.
2Strength
If the pocket panel is made rigid to maintain structural integrity, then the strength is improved, but the ability to expand and accommodate varying volumes of items is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The binding hole in the pocket panel is segmented into an elongated shape with multiple possible engagement positions along its length. This segmentation allows the rigid pocket panel to achieve expansion capacity by engaging at different positions along the elongated hole, rather than requiring the entire panel to be flexible.
Data Source
AI summary
A pocket divider including a major panel including a plurality of binding holes formed therein and a pocket panel coupled to the major panel and defining a pocket therewith. The pocket panel includes at least one binding hole formed therein. The pocket divider further includes a binding mechanism extending through the binding holes of the major panel and the at least one binding hole of the pocket panel. The at least one binding hole of the pocket panel is elongated to provide expansion capacity to the pocket.